In the women's competition at the Kazan Tennis Academy there were three medals for Italy, with London 2012 Olympic silver medallist Arianna Errigo securing the gold.

Silver went to her compatriot Martina Batini and bronze to another fellow Italian in the form of Valentina Vezzali.

The second bronze medal went to Ineso Boubakri of Tunisia.

Aleksey Cheremisinov secured gold for the home nation today at the World Fencing Championships ©Getty Images


Meanwhile, there was glory for the home side in the men's competition as Olympian Aleksey Cheremisinov defeated Ma Jianfei of China 15-11 to take the world title.

Another home athlete, Timur Safin, claimed a bronze medal, with the other going to France's Enzo Lefort.

Competition at the World Fencing Championships will continue tomorrow with the women's and men's épée medal matches.

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